This editorial piece is for parents of school-age children only. Any other type of parent/non-parent/half-parent will be punished to the full extent of Harold’s law.
We are roundin’ the two weeks of Back to School NFL Blitz and Stay at Home Parents couldn’t be happier! But if you’re anything like me (disgustingly sexy and regular disgusting) you’ve probably been asking yourself the same question:
What the heck is up with all these changes to the Coweta County School System?!?!
It seems like just yesterday I was kissing Harold Jr on the forehead and shoving her off to school without a care in the world (thanks, Trump) but now it seems like every damn day is a new baffling idea by the CCSS that they’re forcing on us and our children.
As if there haven’t been enough changes in our children’s lives this summer (Black Little Mermaid, Jimmy betrayed Jey Uso, grandparents got divorced, Fortnite added Futurama characters WITHOUT including Zoidberg, etc…) it is incredibly disappointing to know our kids can’t even feel safe at school. For the first time ever.
Camo Bus or Bust!
The first change I find unacceptable is the swap from the traditional school bus coloring to the camouflage school bus design you now (don’t) see all over the county. And while I understand this move was made to protect our children from kidnappers zoomin’ about in their white vans, it makes it nearly impossible for the parents to know when to get their kids off the bus!
I spent 45 minutes staring at a bush yesterday, calling out my kid’s name, because I thought I heard her laugh. Turns out it was a squirrel. A squirrel with a human’s laugh. Quite extraordinary really. It might be better than a human kid…
We need to find a middle ground of safety and findy. Have we tried making it illegal for people to kidnap children? If we make stricter kidnapping laws, no one will do it.
The Big Lunchroom Wheel of Luck
The way our children are fed in school has been an area of controversy for a long time so while I do applaud our County for trying something new, I can think of at least twenty-five better ideas than The Big Lunchroom Wheel of Luck!
My biggest gripe is the range of “choices” on the wheel. I would be OK if the wheel had two or three options and it was used just to keep complaining and comparing down to a minimum, but I went to lunch with my child a few days ago and the things I saw being consumed around the cafeteria were unbelievable.
One child had a cheddar cube on a toothpick.
Another had an entire roasted turkey.
An older boy was just eating McDonald’s.
Another had 10,000 LBS of gold. I don’t even know how that was a meal.
My child’s spin landed on “the first food you name that rhymes with Cucumber,” and she is still struggling to come up with one.
I know lunch is the least important meal of the day, but our babies deserve better than this.
Mandatory F
“Everyone is a Winner” has become the norm in this day and age, so I guess it only makes sense that we’ve fallen as a society into accepting “Mandatory F” each week, for each student.
The concept was designed by our own Superintendent after being left on read when he sent a “You up?” text. Each student at the end of the week, before knowing their grades, has to choose one class to get an F in. This in no way will be taken into account when they apply for college. Just a special F (for) U from Coweta County.
Reverse School
And finally, the thing we’re least excited about being introduced into our school system is REVERSE SCHOOL!
What is it?
Do the kids just stay home?
Do they teach the teachers?
Do they try and forget something they learned?
Is it just a normal day but being done reverse on the schedule?
We’ve been given NO information on what it is, but every day my kid comes home with a black folder that carries a single white sheet of paper reading “reverse school is coming…”
How have your kids adjusted to these major changes?
Newnan Time with Harold 